Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England

Michael Lapidge is Emeritus Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.John Blair is Professor of Medieval History and Archaeology at the University of Oxford, and Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.Simon Keynes is Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.Donald Scragg is Emeritus Professor of Anglo-Saxon Studies at the University of Manchester.

"Overall this is a thoroughly comprehensive and informative encyclopedia that is accessible to all."  (Reference Reviews, 1 April 2015)“Summing Up: Recommended.  Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.”  (Choice, 1 July 2014)Praise for Previous Edition: "This volume is a major achievement of extensive and durable value. All students of Anglo-Saxon England, at whatever level, will wish to have it at hand."—English Historical Review"This is a great addition to the works of reference available to students of Anglo-Saxon England at every level: one never opens the book without learning something."—Notes and Queries"Lapidge, et al. have compiled a unique storehouse of knowledge, a synthesized compendium of classic and contemporary research from a wide array of interdisciplinary fields within Anglo-Saxon and medieval studies"—H-Net Reviews

• List of Illustrations viList of Contributors viiiPreface to the Second Edition xiPreface to the First Edition xiiiList of Abbreviations xvTHE ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES 1Appendix I: Rulers of the English, c.450 - 1066 521Appendix II: Archbishops and Bishops, 597 - 1066 539Note on Maps 9 - 12 567Index of Contributors 573Classified Index of Head-words 579